WATERVLIET, N.Y. Watervliet Mayor Charles Patricelli recently announced that a plan is in the works to fill the void of Equinox not being able to deliver Thanksgiving dinners to residents this year. Patricelli, with help from Watervliet Police and Watervliet Fire Departments, city businesses, city resident volunteers, fraternal organizations and non-profit groups will work […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. Eight city-owned buildings now have life-saving equipment installed thanks to the city’s new public access Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and Stop the Bleed program. The fire department has installed life-saving AEDs and Stop the Bleed kits inside eight city-owned properties. The program offers the city’s 93 full-time employees cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and bleeding control training at no cost. “Having these important life-saving kits in several municipal buildings is so important in the possibility of saving a life. These kits are so long overdue and glad that there was no need for them but now we’re ready. I’m […]
WATERVLIET, N.Y. Eight city-owned buildings now have life-saving equipment installed thanks to the city’s new public access Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and Stop the Bleed program. The fire department has installed life-saving AEDs and Stop the Bleed kits inside eight city-owned properties. The program offers the city’s 93 full-time employees cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and […]
ALBANY, N.Y. Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy, the Albany County Legislature, and Albany County Comptroller Susan Rizzo recently announced the formal passage of $1,975,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant funding through the County Legislature. County officials noted how this represents the first ARPA awards to be released to the community by Albany […]
ALBANY COUNTY, N.Y. Two local police departments recently began a new initiative that works to reduce arrests and prosecution of individuals who experience substance use, mental illness and homelessness. Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is now underway in the City of Cohoes and the City of Watervliet. The new initiative, similar to the LEAD […]